Katrina Perez

Current

• Electronic Services Librarian at Drinker Biddle & Reath

Past

• Information Technology Librarian at Gardner Carton & Douglas
• Electronic Resources Librarian at Highland Park Public Library
• Research Librarian at Keck Mahin & Cate

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Education

• Wayne State University
• Michigan State University

Connections

60 connections

Industry

Libraries

Websites

• My Company
• SLA Illinois Chapter

Katrina Perez’s Summary

I attended Michigan State University where I worked in the library’s Reference Department while obtaining a degree in International Studies. For a year after graduation, I worked as an Associate Editor for Pierian Press. In 1990, I went back to school for my MSLS degree at Wayne State University. I began my professional career as a Research Librarian for Keck Mahin & Cate, a law firm in Chicago. I stayed with KM&C for 4 years before taking a newly created position at the Highland Park Public Library: Electronic Resources Librarian. At HPPL I coordinated the development of a community WWW Home page, taught public internet classes, and assisted with the library’s CD-ROM network.

In 1996, I joined Gardner Carton & Douglas of Chicago as Information Technology Librarian. I stayed with Gardner through a merger in January 2007 with Drinker Biddle & Reath of Philadelphia. My position entails instructing attorneys and staff on using the internet and firm intranet, and administering the library’s CD-ROM databases and other electronic resources. I acted as Gardner’s intranet webmaster until the merger, and am now on the combined firm’s team to create a new intranet portal.

I've been an active member of the Illinois Chapter of the Special Libraries Association since 1992. My first committee role was with the Vendor Relations Committee. Currently, I am the Chair of the Web Page Committee and maintain the Chapter’s website at www.slaillinois.org. In the years I have been involved with the Web Page Committee, SLA–IL has moved from a text-based website to one based on Microsoft FrontPage, to PHP-Nuke, and now Drupal. I manage and maintain much of the content on the website, with the exception of Informant articles, which are posted by the Informant Editor.
In January 2007, I attended the SLA Leadership Summit with the assistance of a stipend from the Illinois Chapter, and in September 2007, I was elected President-Elect of the Chapter for 2008, and President for 2009.

Katrina Perez’s Specialties:

library technology web design, electronic resource selection, knowledge management

Katrina Perez’s Experience

• Electronic Services Librarian

  Drinker Biddle & Reath

  (Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Legal Services industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

• Information Technology Librarian

  Gardner Carton & Douglas

  (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Legal Services industry)

  December 1996 — December 2006 (10 years 1 month)

• Electronic Resources Librarian

  Highland Park Public Library

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

  March 1996 — December 1996 (10 months)

• Research Librarian

  Keck Mahin & Cate

  (Partnership; 201-500 employees; Legal Services industry)

  March 1992 — March 1996 (4 years 1 month)

Katrina Perez’s Education

• Wayne State University

  MSLS, Library Science, 1990 — 1991

  Activities and Societies:

  Bibliographic Instruction Graduate Assistant

• Michigan State University

  BA Social Science, Psychology, Anthropology, History, 1985 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Information and Reference Desk Assistant, MSU Main Library

Additional Information

Katrina Perez’s Websites:

• My Company
• SLA Illinois Chapter

Katrina Perez’s Interests:

reading, movies, science fiction, technology

Katrina Perez’s Groups:

Beta Phi Mu,
Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL),
Special Libraries Association (SLA)

Katrina Perez’s Honors:

•SLA Illinois Chapter President-Elect, 2008
•SLA Illinois Chapter Web Page Committee Co-Chair & Webmaster, 1999-2007
•Recipient of the SLA Illinois Chapter Professional Development Stipend to attend the 2007 SLA Leadership Summit
•SLA Illinois Outstanding Achievement Team Award, 2006
•SLA Illinois Outstanding Achievement Award, 2004
•SLA Illinois Library Technology Award, 2000

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